A milestone biodiversity report for South Africa, flagged the Western Cape as the most alien plant invaded province in the country. The South Africa Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) released the first comprehensive national-scale assessment of the status of biological invasions and their management anywhere in the world.

Mining, energy, water, manufacturing and agri-processing are industries that present “huge opportunities” for investors looking at South Africa, according to Jacko Maree, one of the four envoys President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed to attract $100bn in investments to the country.

The latest water map report reading by the City shows that the number of green dot properties decreased in July 2018, meaning that most residents are still committed to saving water, but some have started to use more.

The water-saving methods employed by the residents of the Mother City have payed off – Cape Town has been awarded a certificate by the International Water Association which acknowledges us as the first city in the world to reduce its water consumption by 50% in just three years.

Growthpoint, the listed property company that was one of the early movers in Cape Town to embark on a desalination project to address the water crisis in the Mother City, has taken its first South African commercial property off the municipal water grid.

Cape Town's strict Level 6B water restrictions will remain in place, at least until the end of August, and will not be relaxed to a less severe level, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Friday.